New Apple 24-inch LED screens are now shipping

The new Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display have shipped three days early. Some …

We just received our personal confirmation here at the Orbiting Headquarters that our new 24-inch LED Cinema Display has shipped and will be arriving tomorrow. If you'll remember from when Apple announced the new product last month, the company promised to have the new screens shipping "sometime in November."

Apple began taking orders for the new screens one week ago today, at which time the ship date was estimated to be by November 28. Shipments coming three days early are a little unusual for Apple, who has in the past pushed the definitions of Spring and Fall to maximize lead time before shipping final versions of their products.

The new displays look extremely similar to the current generation 24-inch iMacs, sport a built-in USB hub, speakers, built-in iSight, and MagSafe power supply for Apple notebooks. The screens are apparently a bargain ($899) as far as LED-lit displays of this size go, and provide a mini-DisplayPort connection for current generation MacBook and MacBook Pros. Check out our first hands-on with the displays at the special Apple event in October and keep your eyes on Infinite Loop for a mini-review of the new display when it arrives tomorrow.